murder will out en · X
Etymology
The phrase murder will out, literally "murder will become public", appears as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The phrase is often linked to the superstition that a murderer's presence near the corpse will be indicated by fresh bleeding.
Meanings
- A murderer will always be discovered.
- (idiomatic) Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.
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Translations (8)
cmn 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 (proverb) · mhr оҥгырым помышешет от шылте (proverb) · de die Sonne bringt es an den Tag (proverb) · he רצח סופו שיתגלה (proverb) · lb D'Sonn bréngt et un d'Liicht (proverb) · sq nuk fshihet derri në thes (proverb) · he סוף גנב לתליה (proverb) · fi ennen pitkää totuus paljastuu (proverb)